EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC Has $496,000 Stock Position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA)

EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA) by 96.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 51,024 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,060 shares during the quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria were worth $496,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of BBVA. Atria Investments Inc increased its holdings in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 17.1% in the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 171,813 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,862,000 after buying an additional 25,093 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $113,000. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 17.9% in the third quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 18,644 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $202,000 after acquiring an additional 2,827 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 10.0% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 484,361 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $5,250,000 after purchasing an additional 44,157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria by 65.6% during the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 33,156 shares of the bank’s stock worth $359,000 after purchasing an additional 13,134 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 2.96% of the company’s stock.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Stock Up 4.1 %

Shares of BBVA opened at $14.37 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $83.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.94, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.26. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. has a 52 week low of $9.23 and a 52 week high of $14.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 1.01. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $12.08 and a 200-day moving average of $10.74.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE:BBVA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The bank reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.04. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had a return on equity of 17.49% and a net margin of 28.10%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com lowered Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “reduce” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Profile

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA provides retail banking, wholesale banking, and asset management services in the United States, Spain, Mexico, Turkey, South America, and internationally. The company offers savings account, demand deposits, and time deposits; and loan products, such as residential mortgages, other households, credit card loans, loans to enterprises and public sector, as well as consumer finance.